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Will Work for Equity - Investing in Clients - Arizona Bay

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Join our community. Why Arizona Bay started taking stock from its customers instead of cash. Last spring, Dave Graham , founder of software consulting firm Arizona Bay, learned that a major client, Jumpstart Automotive Media, had been acquired for more than $80 million. But that hasnt deterred outfits like Arizona Bay.

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How a crappy promotion led to me being a software engineer

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My undergrad was in Nutritional Science at UT Austin, and I have a graduate business degree from Arizona State University. This way, I could focus solely on studying and building web apps for my portfolio. Sidenote: our teachers, especially the teachers in underserved schools and communities, are national treasures.

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Stock Photos vs. Real Photos: Does It Matter?

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Anderson’s image became so common online that there were online communities dedicated to reporting sightings of her around the web. Bank; AAA Auto Insurance; A series of books about Christianity; A teen chat line; A car stereo store; An actuary website. Image source ). Image source ). Image source ).

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The Screwy Logic of Crowdfunding and Venture Fund Regulation

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Trust me, if you lose all your money on your brother-in-law's Arizona tanning salon, it's not going to hurt any less than if you lose it in his seed fund. If venture funds could be supported by the local communities they invest in, you'd create a fantastic dynamic. tanning salon/seed fund combo. Jersey Shore Ventures anyone?).

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Smart Bear Live 7: More from AZ Disruptors

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

The chapter organizer of Lady Gaga Fan Club in Arizona, that person you can locate and you can talk to that person. So maybe if you found the smaller bands who are also really good at communicating with their community. Interviewee: Well, I’m talking web development. It’s a web app that I want to do.

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How To Predict The Future

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By day he works on web and social media for HP. In the mid-1990s, a good friend of mine, Gene Kim (founder of Tripwire and author of When IT Fails: A Business Novel ) and I were in graduate school together in the Computer Science program at the University of Arizona. Step 2: Forecast the linear trend.

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Stock Photography vs. Real Photos: Can’t We Use Both?

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Jenn’s image became so common online, that there were online communities that were dedicated to reporting sightings of this stock photo model around the web. A series of books about Christianity. A teen chat line. A car stereo store. An actuary website. Credit for round up goes to the Idee blog.

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